Review Article

Involvement of Lay Assessors in the Inspection and Regulation of Public Services: A Systematic Review

Table 3

CASP evaluations of peer-reviewed studies.

Quality criteriaBaraitser et al. [20]Adams et al. [10]Adams et al. [22]Boyd et al. [23]Wiig et al. [25]Hustler and Goodwin [26]Brown, et al. [27]O’Brien et al. [28]Wright [32]Weinstein [34]Simmill-Binning et al. [35]Unwin and Leverett [36]Scourfield [38]De Graaff et al. [42]Richardson et al. [43]Dolbear [45]

Was there a clear statement of the aims of the research?YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
Is a qualitative methodology appropriate?YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
Was the research design appropriate to address the aims of the research?YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
Was the recruitment strategy appropriate to the aims of the research?YYUUYYUYYYYYUYYY
Was the data collected in a way that addressed the research issue?YYYYYYYYYYYYUYYY
Has the relationship between the researcher and participants been adequately considered?YUYYUUUUYUYYYYUU
Have ethical issues been taken into consideration?YYUYYYUYYYYYYYYY
Was the data analysis sufficiently rigorous?YUUYYYYYYYYYYYYY
Is there a clear statement of findings?YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
How valuable is the research?VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV

Y = yes, U = unclear, V = valuable.